The 13th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers took a key step toward an appearance in the Big 12 Championship Game with a thrilling 42-41 victory Saturday over the No. 17 Texas Longhorns at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.
A 33-yard touchdown pass from Will Grier to Gary Jennings Jr. with 16 seconds left followed by a successful two-point conversion run by Grier gave the visitors the comeback win.
West Virginia improved to 7-1, including a 5-1 mark in conference play. It marked the second Top 25 road triumph of the campaign for WVU, which knocked off the Texas Tech Red Raiders in September.